DA 18-135 WR, Show us what it can do

**paulh** · 03-09-2021, 03:05 PM - **1 Like**

DA18-135 on K10D - I missed focus on the foreground, but I kind of like the smoothing effect on the sand!

**Oktyabr** · 03-11-2021, 09:28 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by paulh

DA18-135 on K10D - I missed focus on the foreground, but I kind of like the smoothing effect on the sand!

I like it too!

A couple at the long end, on the KP. The jet is an extreme crop. Can anyone identify the carrier?

---------- Post added 03-11-21 at 10:31 PM ----------

Originally posted by nicolpa47

"Sunset Star" - at Porthmeor Beach, St. Ives, Cornwall

Super nice! But "f40.0"?!?!?

**paulh** · 03-12-2021, 05:48 PM - **3 Likes**

DA18-135 on K10D:

**Oktyabr** · 03-12-2021, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by paulh

DA18-135 on K10D:

Wow! I live on the ocean and I've never seen so many seagulls so close together! Did you bait them with food?!?!

(Nice shot, Paul! Love the B&W rendering too!)

**Geodude** · 03-13-2021, 08:09 AM - **6 Likes**

Slug Bug Ranch, Texas Panhandle

**paulh** · 03-13-2021, 01:53 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Oktyabr

Wow! I live on the ocean and I've never seen so many seagulls so close together! Did you bait them with food?!?!

(Nice shot, Paul! Love the B&W rendering too!)

Thanks

Work crews were doing some dredging at the beach that day, so I imagine the gulls were taking advantage of all the unearthed goodies...

**leheath8** · 03-13-2021, 11:07 PM - **3 Likes**

Thanks to this thread, along with recommendations on my own thread, I just bought this lens used from the Marketplace (along with a DA* 300 + 1.4X TC) to replace my original DA L 18-55 and 55-300. Today I wandered around my front yard with both to get a feel for them. It was a rather dull day and my yard had nothing terribly exciting - some tiny finches, but I used them to test the 300 + TC. So I did some plant photos just to see how I liked the sharpness and bokeh of the 18-135 and I'm quite happy with it. Seems I got a good copy. Not much heavier than my 18-55 and WR is nice. These are straight out of the camera JPEGs.

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Last edited by leheath8; 03-13-2021 at 11:23 PM. Reason: Still struggling to figure out the best way to upload photos!

wem59 · 03-14-2021, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by leheath8

Thanks to this thread, along with recommendations on my own thread, I just bought this lens used from the Marketplace (along with a DA* 300 + 1.4X TC) to replace my original DA L 18-55 and 55-300. Today I wandered around my front yard with both to get a feel for them. It was a rather dull day and my yard had nothing terribly exciting - some tiny finches, but I used them to test the 300 + TC. So I did some plant photos just to see how I liked the sharpness and bokeh of the 18-135 and I'm quite happy with it. Seems I got a good copy. Not much heavier than my 18-55 and WR is nice. These are straight out of the camera JPEGs.

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What camera you using? Love the colours here.

**paulh** · 03-14-2021, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by wem59

What camera you using? Love the colours here.

Hi wem59, if you click the photo, you'll be taken to his Flickr page. There you will see the photos were taken with a K-3.

**leheath8** · 03-14-2021, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by wem59

What camera you using? Love the colours here.

Thank you. As paulh indicates, I am using a K-3. I have it on the "vibrant" color setting with +1 saturation.

**mattb123** · 03-14-2021, 09:58 PM - **6 Likes**

Skiing today. Pretty nice!

**paulh** · 03-15-2021, 09:35 AM - **1 Like**

Taken near Mugu Beach - K10D:

On some local trails in Feb. with the K10D:

**mattb123** · 03-16-2021, 10:15 PM - **1 Like**

XC skiing on lake ice today. Pretty fun and very scenic.

nicolpa47 · 03-17-2021, 11:48 AM - **1 Like**

Power lines in winter sunlight - at Maghull, Liverpool

Pylon - at Maghull, Liverpool

**paulh** · 03-17-2021, 12:31 PM - **2 Likes**

Flowers at the harbor - DA18-135 on K10D:

03-11-2021, 09:28 PM - 3 Likes	#3782
Oktyabr Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 389	Originally posted by paulh DA18-135 on K10D - I missed focus on the foreground, but I kind of like the smoothing effect on the sand! I like it too! A couple at the long end, on the KP. The jet is an extreme crop. Can anyone identify the carrier? ---------- Post added 03-11-21 at 10:31 PM ---------- Originally posted by nicolpa47 "Sunset Star" - at Porthmeor Beach, St. Ives, Cornwall Super nice! But "f40.0"?!?!? Last edited by Oktyabr; 03-11-2021 at 09:33 PM.

03-13-2021, 11:07 PM - 3 Likes	#3787
leheath8 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Riverside, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 86	Thanks to this thread, along with recommendations on my own thread, I just bought this lens used from the Marketplace (along with a DA* 300 + 1.4X TC) to replace my original DA L 18-55 and 55-300. Today I wandered around my front yard with both to get a feel for them. It was a rather dull day and my yard had nothing terribly exciting - some tiny finches, but I used them to test the 300 + TC. So I did some plant photos just to see how I liked the sharpness and bokeh of the 18-135 and I'm quite happy with it. Seems I got a good copy. Not much heavier than my 18-55 and WR is nice. These are straight out of the camera JPEGs. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by leheath8; 03-13-2021 at 11:23 PM. Reason: Still struggling to figure out the best way to upload photos!

03-15-2021, 09:35 AM - 1 Like	#3792
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Taken near Mugu Beach - K10D: On some local trails in Feb. with the K10D: Last edited by paulh; 03-15-2021 at 09:40 AM.

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Oktyabr Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 389	Originally posted by paulh DA18-135 on K10D: Wow! I live on the ocean and I've never seen so many seagulls so close together! Did you bait them with food?!?! (Nice shot, Paul! Love the B&W rendering too!)

03-13-2021, 01:53 PM - 1 Like	#3786
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by Oktyabr Wow! I live on the ocean and I've never seen so many seagulls so close together! Did you bait them with food?!?! (Nice shot, Paul! Love the B&W rendering too!) Thanks Work crews were doing some dredging at the beach that day, so I imagine the gulls were taking advantage of all the unearthed goodies...

03-14-2021, 04:48 AM	#3788
wem59 New Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 21	Originally posted by leheath8 Thanks to this thread, along with recommendations on my own thread, I just bought this lens used from the Marketplace (along with a DA* 300 + 1.4X TC) to replace my original DA L 18-55 and 55-300. Today I wandered around my front yard with both to get a feel for them. It was a rather dull day and my yard had nothing terribly exciting - some tiny finches, but I used them to test the 300 + TC. So I did some plant photos just to see how I liked the sharpness and bokeh of the 18-135 and I'm quite happy with it. Seems I got a good copy. Not much heavier than my 18-55 and WR is nice. These are straight out of the camera JPEGs. [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] What camera you using? Love the colours here.

03-14-2021, 10:13 AM	#3789
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by wem59 What camera you using? Love the colours here. Hi wem59, if you click the photo, you'll be taken to his Flickr page. There you will see the photos were taken with a K-3.

03-14-2021, 04:14 PM	#3790
leheath8 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Riverside, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 86	Originally posted by wem59 What camera you using? Love the colours here. Thank you. As paulh indicates, I am using a K-3. I have it on the "vibrant" color setting with +1 saturation.

03-14-2021, 09:58 PM - 6 Likes	#3791
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03-16-2021, 10:15 PM - 1 Like	#3793
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	XC skiing on lake ice today. Pretty fun and very scenic.

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nicolpa47 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,031	Power lines in winter sunlight - at Maghull, Liverpool Pylon - at Maghull, Liverpool

03-17-2021, 12:31 PM - 2 Likes	#3795
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Flowers at the harbor - DA18-135 on K10D: